: an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious
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dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween
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After all, everyone's inner goblin comes out eventually.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The scientists only got a passing glimpse of the goblin shark before the lights and loud noise from the ROV's motor scared it away, Auscavitch told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Researchers with the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Center found video of a deep-sea goblin shark in its natural environment in 2024 in the Pacific Ocean's Tonga Trench.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 12 June 2026
For a while, users were being told about gremlins and goblins.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 15 June 2026
The scientists only got a passing glimpse of the goblin shark before the lights and loud noise from the ROV's motor scared it away, Auscavitch told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Researchers with the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Center found video of a deep-sea goblin shark in its natural environment in 2024 in the Pacific Ocean's Tonga Trench.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 12 June 2026
For a while, users were being told about gremlins and goblins.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for goblin
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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goblin. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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goblin
noun
gob·lin
ˈgäb-lən 
: an ugly, evil, or mischievous elf
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